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As of 1 July 2022, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for all funding for healthcare across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Financial framework

A financial framework will support and enable the delivery of our strategic priorities. This framework will set out how we will allocate resources over time against priority areas – protecting and prioritising investment in prevention, incentivising population health, and supporting the devolution of activity.

Working collaboratively as Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System (ICS), we will need to ensure the health and care system is affordable and sustainable. We will invest in schemes that support recovery of our health system, reduce waiting lists while still focusing on improving service quality, and improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities for our populations.

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14 November 2025

Local NHS preparing for strike action

The doctors’ union the British Medical Association has announced that resident doctors across the country will be taking industrial action for five days, after national…

News

14 November 2025

New support for cancer patients across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes launched

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has launched a new suite of informative videos designed to support patients, families and carers…

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10 November 2025

Flu jab SOS for residents in the East of England with worst…

The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with the East of England’s vaccinations expert warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the worst of the…

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31 October 2025

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year

The number of appointments available at general practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes has shown a further increase. Figures published by NHS England reveal that over 1,650,000 appointments were…

Case Study

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Innovative facial analysis app recognises pain in care home residents

Danecroft is a 34-bed care home in Bedford, predominantly caring for people living with dementia but also other conditions such as Parkinson’s and MS. Since April, it has been using…

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24 October 2025

Half term clinics to offer catch-up vaccinations for children

Parents of children who are behind on any of their immunisations have been reminded that there will be an opportunity to catch up on any missed vaccinations during the half…